1. Isaako - Probably one of the more bizarre performances you will ever see. Looked like a Paul Carige in the first 15 minutes with his horrendous defensive positioning leading to 3 tries, then out of nowhere he just explodes. It's like he knew he had fucked up and would need to put in a quality 60 minutes to make up for it. Terrible in defence, brilliant in attack. We need to get Karmichael in his ear about defence and we should be fine persisting with him at the back. 8
2. Coates - Far better performance all round. He clearly worked on his defence all week cause it was his best defensive performance in awhile. When he's got a bit of space to move he is deadly. Please don't go to Melbourne. 7
3. Arthars - He had a solid night. Bagged a try and combined well with TPJ. I can't see him keeping Staggs out of the side but he definitely didn't shame himself. Deserves another crack next week and I think he'll get it barring some miraculous early comeback from Kotoni. 7
4. Farnworth - A great night for the English lovebug. Bagged our first try which kept our heads above water, defended well and looked threatening every time he had ball in hand. Clearly he didn't appreciate Clint dropping him from the national team and he went out there to make a statement. 7
5. Oates - He turned back the clock tonight. That intercept and length of the field try has been a long time coming. I had a crack at him about his celebration after our first try but in hindsight we needed a rev up to keep us in the game, so I withdraw that. Lets hope he can keep it up for the rest of the year because we need his experience out there. 7
6. Milford - It was a decent enough return for the Milf. He still isn't running the ball as much as we would like but that sprint to try and get the ball off Gamble's kick was good to see. Also put in a couple of decent kicks of his own including a couple of deft grubbers. He's earned himself another shot next week, more-so out of a lack of other options than anything else. 6
7. Gamble - What a game from the tall half. Was vocal all night, gave the Titans as good as they gave, brought a bit of mongrel back into the side after the NRL suspended it right out of Pangai and looked like he was organizing the hell out of his right side. I wouldn't say he now owns the 7 jersey but he will be there for the rest of this season at least. 8
8. Lodge - He was the weakest of the starting lineup tonight. He just doesn't hit the ball up with enough starch anymore. As soon as he makes contact with the defenders, it seems like he's on the ground within seconds every time. I can see why the club have told him he can shop himself around, and personally I hope he does get scooped up by someone. If they want us to pay a piece of his final 2 years, then I'd rather just keep him on board as a bench prop to cycle him and Haas. 5
9. Turpin - Turps was outshined a tad tonight. He didn't do much to really put himself into the highlights, but he didn't do much wrong either and his service is still miles better than any other options we currently have. He needs to lift his game a couple of notches if he doesn't want to be replaced in the long term. If we even get half a sniff at signing someone like Smith, the best he can hope for is bench hooker. 6
10. Haas - I honestly don't know where he finds it. He's been going through Ramadan, on the receiving end of some nasty losses and he just keeps on turning up every single week. If I were the club I would be getting in real early and upgrading his deal, because as his contract rounds the final bend, he is going to have every club in the comp throwing the kitchen sink at him. We can only hope we're in a far better place when that time comes because we simply cannot lose him. 9
11. Riki - It's been a quiet few weeks for Jordan honestly. He could have bagged himself a try tonight if he had been a bit luckier but he also had a few errors and no linebreaks which was disappointing. He was solid defensively which was good to see, but I hoped he would be playing so well that Glenn would be looking like old news. 5
12. Pangai jr - What a game. Easily my personal MOTM. Worked Fifita over like a slutty bitch. Petero has clearly weaved some magic on his discipline, and while he isn't putting on those huge hits we used to see and love, he is still putting in some real quality performances, especially in attack. Second row is his best position by a long long way, and I'd happily let any other back rower walk away just to keep him here. He will probably be playing Origin which is gonna suck. 9
13. Carrigan - It was a solid enough night for the Cardigan. Defended well and didn't do much wrong. I would still like to see some more offloads from him being at Lock. I'm still not seeing the hype much myself but as long as he is providing decent enough support to the other forwards around him then I'd keep him around on a modest wage. 6
14. Levi - It was a better game this week, but compared to his last game that surely wouldn't have been too hard. Still not sure he is a better option on the bench than Asiata but if it means Turpin plays even marginally better than he's worth sticking with for awhile. 5
15. Flegler - His only sin tonight was a stupid close range pass to Bullemor leading to an error, otherwise it was a decent enough bench prop performance. Still comfortably overpaid for what he delivers and if I were DD, I would be finding a way to get us out of it. 5
16. Bullemor - The Bull had a couple of errors which was disappointing, but considering how early into his career he is, he was solid enough coming off the bench. Decent defensively and no 6 agains conceded from memory. 5
17. Kennedy - Had a couple of good solid hitups when he came on and kept the momentum going while Haas had a blow on the bench which is exactly what we need from him. If anything his and Flegler's salaries should be swapped. I'd happily keep him on the bench for the rest of the season, and if he kicks on any better than he has, he could easily take Lodge's starting spot. 6
